The New Physics and Cosmology

Dialogues with the Dalai Lama

Edited and narrated by Arthur Zajonc with the assistance of Zara Houshmand

What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with five leading physicists and a historian (David Finkelstein, George Greensteinm Piet Hut, Arthur Zajonc, Anton Zeilinger and Tu Weiming)? This book documents their fascinating discussions about theoretical quantum physics and Buddhist philosophy.

The New Physics and Cosmology

Dialogues with the Dalai Lama

Edited and narrated by Arthur Zajonc with the assistance of Zara Houshmand

Description

What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with leading physicists and a historian? This book is the carefully edited record of the fascinating discussions at a Mind and Life conference in which five leading physicists and a historian (David Finkelstein, George Greenstein, Piet Hut, Arthur Zajonc, Anton Zeilinger, and Tu Weiming) discussed with the Dalai Lama current thought in theoretical quantum physics, in the context of Buddhist philosophy. A contribution to the science-religion interface, and a useful explanation of our basic understanding of quantum reality, couched at a level that intelligent readers without a deep involvement in science can grasp. In the tradition of other popular books on resonances between modern quantum physics and Zen or Buddhist mystical traditions--notably The Dancing Wu Li Masters and The Tao of Physics, this book gives a clear and useful update of the genuine correspondences between these two rather disparate approaches to understanding the nature of reality.

The New Physics and Cosmology

Dialogues with the Dalai Lama

Edited and narrated by Arthur Zajonc with the assistance of Zara Houshmand

Table of Contents

Prelude1. Experiment and Paradox in Quantum Physics, Presenter: Anton Zeilinger2. Philosophical Reflections on Quantum Realities3. Space, Time, and the Quantum, Presenter: David Finkelstein4. Buddhist Views on Space and Time5. Quantum Logic Meets Buddhist Logic6. Participation and Personal Knowledge, Presenter: Tu Weiming7. The Relationship between Scientific Knowledge and Human Experience, Presenter: Arthur Zajonc8. Investigating the World, Pondering the Mind9. New Images of the Universe, Presenter: George Greenstein10. Origins of the Universe and Buddhist Causality11. Science in Search of a World View, Presenter: Piet Hut12. Knowing and SufferingNotesAbout the Mind and Life InstituteIndex